Margo Jefferson News

Following its sold-out limited run at Theater for the New City, Michael Domitrovich's shockingly topical and seductive new play 'Artf**kers,' directed by Eduardo Machado, will begin previews at the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15th Street) on Friday, February 8, with an Official Opening night set for Tuesday, February 19 @ 7:00pm.

Blue Heron Theatre is currently presenting the world premiere of Judi Komaki's If Truth Be Known, directed by Christine Simpson. The play, a sensitive drama that speaks to issues of race, gender, and class will host Komaki and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Margo Jefferson in a post-performance talk-back following the regular performance on Friday, June 15 at 8:00 p.m.

Conceptual pop artist Francesca Harper, currently on stage in The Color Purple, blended original music, choreography, dance, and film into a contemporary pop variety show, 'Modo Fusion Lounge,' which was performed at the 92nd Street Y's Makor/Steinhardt Center on October 9th

Francesca Harper, currently on stage in The Color Purple, will blend original music, choreography, dance, and film into a contemporary pop variety show, 'Modo Fusion Lounge,' which will be performed at the 92nd Street Y's Makor/Steinhardt Center on October 9th at 7:30 PM

The Cherry Lane Theatre, New York's longest running Off-Broadway theatre, is undergoing extensive renovation

John Lithgow and Cynthia Nixon will join luminaries from other arts fields in The Book That Changed My Life, an October 22nd 12-hour marathon at Symphony Space

Playwright Deb Margolin -- author of the plays 'Three Seconds in the Key,' 'Bringing the Fisherman Home' and 'Rock Scissors Paper' -- is the recipient of the $15,000 '2005 Kesselring Prize' for playwriting, it has been announced by O. Aldon James, president of The National Arts Club, which presents the Kesselring each year to an emerging American playwright. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Kesselring Prize.

Red Bull Theater, Artistic Director Jesse Berger, the company that brought us the critical smash hit of Shakespeare's Pericles in 2003, announces their fall season with the return of Revelation Readings, a popular reading series exploring new plays of heightened language and neglected Jacobean plays.

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Hello Dolly! on Broadway, Carol Channing shares special memories of the original production, what she's doing next and lots more with BroadwayWorld.com.